Non-Minnesota NHL News IX

Probably Gilbert because of how good Brodin-Suter have been. In a perfect world you'd have left and right hand guys paired together but I would not touch that pairing. I would take an experienced, quality RH puck mover over Stoner.

The chances of finding a RH dman who would be comfortable on the left side is extremely slim. The NHL isnt EA sports.

End of the Ducks-Red Wings game last night was incredible. Ducks were down by 1 in a game where they were handily outplaying everyone but Howard, pulled the goalie and just frenzied on the Wings' net. Weak penalty with a half minute remaining, Candy Corn Perry slams his stick into the wall, Getzlaf dropkicks his stick down the ice, Selanne very lip-readable for a few minutes, all three ejected.

It was beautiful.

Went back and watched the last few minutes on GameCenter...beautiful is right. Their tears are delicious.

Next expansion is going to be to "slam dunk" cities, not to a boom/bust like Houston. Seattle getting a team is somewhere between a likelihood and a poorly-kept secret at this point. Québec will be milked for comically large relocation and/or expansion fees. Prior failures like Atlanta, Phoenix, and whoever flops next (Dallas? Miami?) have made everyone a bit more conservative about the whole "new markets" thing.

I might be the only one, but I'd rather our 1st lane stay as is. The cycling from that line is great, even if it isn't that flashy. (part of this success IS coyle)

Meh. You could score 800 goals like the top line did last night. Big deal.
Or, you could have Parise-Koivu-Filppula-Iginla-Broduter-Metal Crosby as the top line.

And before you make your decision, you should know that Metal Crosby comes with a bluetooth deep fryer pizza cannon, and instead of having skate blades it uses circular furniture mover pads co-developed by the space program and the makers of Booty Pop.

Next expansion is going to be to "slam dunk" cities, not to a boom/bust like Houston. Seattle getting a team is somewhere between a likelihood and a poorly-kept secret at this point. Québec will be milked for comically large relocation and/or expansion fees. Prior failures like Atlanta, Phoenix, and whoever flops next (Dallas? Miami?) have made everyone a bit more conservative about the whole "new markets" thing.

Except I stopped hearing the rumors about Seattle getting a team about two months ago. Right at the same time as I started hearing Houston as the next "expansion" not for a relocation.

In the end, this will all be determined by who has the fattest checkbook...

Seattle could, and should get a team. They just need a good rink placed in a good spot.

There are a lot of midwesterners that live in Seattle, as well as Canadians. Seattle is also a huge weekend destination spot for Canadians from all over Western Canada. That, and many people in Seattle like more alternative sports to football and basketball, etc. I could see the Hipsters getting into hockey. There's a reason waterpolo and soccer are so popular over there.

Little known fact: Seattle had the first ever U.S. Stanley Cup winning team. Not that anyone there knows that...